Sir,I speak for myself only here. I would never do anything for you because of your race,nor would I do anything to you because of your race. Racism
is a two way street,if you expect that things should be done for you because of your race.You should also expect that things will be done to you
because of your race.
Being of mixed lineage myself I found that carrying a chip on my shoulder was far heavier than the burden of just being a man. When my self imposed
racism died,the racism around me died also.

I'm going to go ahead and say what has already been said on the first page:
It's not because you're black, it's because of what you're wearing, you can tell in the video.
Two young kids dressed in "street" clothing. I'm sure being black helped the manager's reasoning a little, but your friend in the tuque wasn't helping
at all.
Stereotypes are there for a reason. I don't like most of them, but they're there for a reason.

It's not because you're black, it's because of what you're wearing, you can tell in the video. Two young kids dressed in "street" clothing. I'm
sure being black helped the manager's reasoning a little, but your friend in the tuque wasn't helping at all.

Jonibelle, I think your comment was intended for someone else. I have no affiliation with anyone in the video.

There are two sides to racism, don't forget that. Some of the most racist people I have ever met in my life are not white. I was raised to treat and
respect everyone the same regardless of race, sex, religion, etc. If I own a shop and see a white kid acting suspiciously, I will treat him/her no
different than anyone else. It is a trained way of thinking that has people pulling the race card every time they are called out for something they
did or did not do. Why? Because it's the easy out. Take a step back, analyze the situation from a different perspective, and understand the logic
behind someones thought process. Is he doing/saying this because he's racist or, is it because someone is acting suspicious in his store?
I don't doubt for one second that racism is still prominent in our communities, once again on both ends of the spectrum, but no one says you have to
be friends with the local kkk members or black panthers. Go about your day like anyone else and attempt to avoid or ignore the ignorant. Learn to live
with it, racism in one form or another will always be around. It is the civilized manner in which people learn to deal with it, that will separate the
ignorant from the educated.

It's not because you're black, it's because of what you're wearing, you can tell in the video. Two young kids dressed in "street" clothing. I'm sure
being black helped the manager's reasoning a little, but your friend in the tuque wasn't helping at all.

Jonibelle, I think your comment was intended for someone else. I have no affiliation with anyone in the video.

Sorry! I hit reply to while reading your post,instead of at the bottom of the page, aha.
It was for the OP
fixed

I'm none too fond of the "racist" accusations *I* have gotten. When I have been harsh in My assessment of Obama, several have tried to suggest I
say these things because He's black.

Yes, and those who say it fail to remember that he is also half white.

Very true. But I guess He's considered black because of the views from the early days of this country. I forget what percentage of "black"
genetics one had to have - but it was like 1/16th - to be considered a negro, and therefore a slave or at least NOT "white."

So sad the previous Humans on this planet made such idiotic and superficial divisions.

Originally posted by bandito
A couple have mentioned student loans and scholarships . Google is your friend but it will take awhile . There are over 5,000 scholarships offered
nation wide to "black only" students . There are two available for "white only" students . Black guys , don't give me that bs of you being
discriminated against , racism , when it comes to scholarships and student loans .

The reason for this is:

WHITE PEOPLE WOULD NOT LET BLACK PEOPLE READ, WRITE OR SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES FOR 400 YEARS.

Originally posted by bandito
A couple have mentioned student loans and scholarships . Google is your friend but it will take awhile . There are over 5,000 scholarships offered
nation wide to "black only" students . There are two available for "white only" students . Black guys , don't give me that bs of you being
discriminated against , racism , when it comes to scholarships and student loans .

The reason for this is:

WHITE PEOPLE WOULD NOT LET BLACK PEOPLE READ, WRITE OR SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES FOR 400 YEARS.

And now that they can, why are there still complaints?
Black only scholarships shouldn't be allowed, not in 2011, anyway. what a joke

Colour / Religion / Country / Language The four boundaries that us humans such luminaries above all other living things on this planet hold
ourselves in such high esteem for we are great..........create these four boundaries that create distrust, hate, war etc.

Try next time talking to the person who you think is from another planet, you will be surprised how much you have in common!!!

4) If the manager is following them who is managing the store? Supermarkets are huge and can have hundreds of customers at any given time. If two
particular customers are that much of a security risk then why allow them inside the store?

5) The manager was following them everywhere they went and that is why they started recording. So they could have proof instead of people accusing
them of playing "the race card".

I never knew America had a dress code. So what you people are saying is this:

"If you don't dress like me, walk/talk like me or act like me i'm going to assume something is wrong with you".

If it is brisk outside i dare not wear a hooded sweatshirt. If it is sunny (or i'm having a bad hair day) i dare not wear a hat. If i am going to
shop or walk into any type of business i better have my hair cut and be wearing a suit and tie. If i want to do anything cultural it will be
considered criminal.

And whats all this i'm hearing about low income neighborhoods and "street clothes"? My mother used to say "Don't sit on my bed with your street
clothes", i always figured "street clothes" were the clothes i wore out in public (bus/train, School,out & about).

Last i checked Publix managers do not own the stores they worked in. Publix managers are low income their selves. The manager of a supermarket makes
about as much as the manager of a McDonalds.

You also have the awfully named "reverse racism", which is really just racism. Once again, everybody just sucks. If you live in a predominately black
neighborhood ( more so a ghetto or a neighborhood midway through gentrification) in the city and your white, people will target you assuming you have
money. The opposite of this is being an innocent black guy walking through a rich white neighborhood getting hassled by cops or people calling the
cops on you. You have situations, lets say on the subway, where a group of African Americans are loudly saying racist things about white people, not
one person of any other race will dare say something, the opposite scenario of that is one beat up white dude. These are just examples and you can
insert or subtract any race. Racism can come from all sides and all people. To say any group can't be racist is foolish. You can say one doesn't know
what its like to be a part of that culture, but you can't say they don't experience hate based on nothing but ethnicity.

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